struct pci9118_private *devpriv = dev->private;
        int err = 0;
        unsigned int flags;
-       int tmp;
+       unsigned int arg;
        unsigned int divisor1 = 0, divisor2 = 0;
 
        /* Step 1 : check if triggers are trivially valid */
        /* step 4: fix up any arguments */
 
        if (cmd->scan_begin_src == TRIG_TIMER) {
-               tmp = cmd->scan_begin_arg;
+               arg = cmd->scan_begin_arg;
                i8253_cascade_ns_to_timer(I8254_OSC_BASE_4MHZ,
                                          &divisor1, &divisor2,
-                                         &cmd->scan_begin_arg, cmd->flags);
-               if (cmd->scan_begin_arg < this_board->ai_ns_min)
-                       cmd->scan_begin_arg = this_board->ai_ns_min;
-               if (tmp != cmd->scan_begin_arg)
-                       err++;
+                                         &arg, cmd->flags);
+               err |= cfc_check_trigger_arg_is(&cmd->scan_begin_arg, arg);
        }
 
        if (cmd->convert_src & (TRIG_TIMER | TRIG_NOW)) {
-               tmp = cmd->convert_arg;
+               arg = cmd->convert_arg;
                i8253_cascade_ns_to_timer(I8254_OSC_BASE_4MHZ,
                                          &divisor1, &divisor2,
-                                         &cmd->convert_arg, cmd->flags);
-               if (cmd->convert_arg < this_board->ai_ns_min)
-                       cmd->convert_arg = this_board->ai_ns_min;
-               if (tmp != cmd->convert_arg)
-                       err++;
-               if (cmd->scan_begin_src == TRIG_TIMER
-                   && cmd->convert_src == TRIG_NOW) {
+                                         &arg, cmd->flags);
+               err |= cfc_check_trigger_arg_is(&cmd->convert_arg, arg);
+
+               if (cmd->scan_begin_src == TRIG_TIMER &&
+                   cmd->convert_src == TRIG_NOW) {
                        if (cmd->convert_arg == 0) {
-                               if (cmd->scan_begin_arg <
-                                   this_board->ai_ns_min *
-                                   (cmd->scan_end_arg + 2)) {
-                                       cmd->scan_begin_arg =
-                                           this_board->ai_ns_min *
-                                           (cmd->scan_end_arg + 2);
-                                       err++;
-                               }
+                               arg = this_board->ai_ns_min *
+                                     (cmd->scan_end_arg + 2);
                        } else {
-                               if (cmd->scan_begin_arg <
-                                   cmd->convert_arg * cmd->chanlist_len) {
-                                       cmd->scan_begin_arg =
-                                           cmd->convert_arg *
-                                           cmd->chanlist_len;
-                                       err++;
-                               }
+                               arg = cmd->convert_arg * cmd->chanlist_len;
                        }
+                       err |= cfc_check_trigger_arg_min(&cmd->scan_begin_arg,
+                                                        arg);
                }
        }